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Al-Anbya · Ayah 1

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(Has) approached

ٱقْتَرَبَ

(Has) approached

اقْتربFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculineSingularPastForm ((VIII))

Rootقرب

★★★★Common

to get or draw nigh, approach

Lemmaٱقْتَرَبَ

Verb (form VIII) - to approach, to go near

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Past tense verb

ٱقْتَرَبَ ((Has) approached) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Verb form VIII — reflexive

ٱقْتَرَبَ ((Has) approached) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.

We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".

[The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.

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